Malaysian Landslide Kills 23

Malaysian officials say emergency workers on Saturday found the bodies of a mother and her son, victims of the landslide Friday at an unlicensed camp site in Selango state bordering the capital Kuala Lumpur.  Their discovery brings the landslide’s death toll to 23 with 10 people missing. 


Earlier, the Associated Press reported that rescue workers found the bodies of a mother and her toddler daughter “hugging each other in a heart-rending scene.”


Search and rescue operations were halted overnight because of bad weather conditions but resumed Saturday.


Malaysian officials said an estimated 450,000 cubic meters of debris — enough to fill 180 Olympic-sized swimming pools — hit the campsite, according to AP.


Malaysia has ordered the closure of all high-risk campsites. 


Some information for this article came from The Associated Press and Reuters.